Hilary and Jackie (1998)
Emily Watson .... Jacqueline du Pré
Rachel Griffiths .... Hilary du Pré
Hilary and Jackie is a film that can be appreciated on many levels. The performances of Ms. Griffith and Ms. Watson as the title characters were superb, but so were the actors that played the parents and husbands, and the two young actresses playing them as girls were terrific. All the people in the film were interesting.
The film gives insight into the life of a musical genius with its rewards and triumphs as well as conflicts and sacrifices. There is also a psychological aspect at the heart of this film. From the beginning the two sisters have a bond, almost a symbiotic relationship, yet there is also intense competition. To make the presentation even more interesting the relationship is presented in two "acts", the first told from Hilary's perspective and the second from Jackie's. Whose is more real? Does it make a difference? The final scenes as MS is taking its toll on Jackie are gripping. Both actresses were deserving of their nominations. This was great entertainment!
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Sheri Greenawald, soprano
As San Francisco Opera Center Director since May 2002, Sheri Greenawald oversees the Opera's numerous affiliate educational and training programs such as the prestigious Adler Fellowship program.
She has had a distinguished international operatic singing career as a soprano, noted in particular for her enormous range of roles.
(Chorus) God bless you, you make me feel brand new,
for God bless me with you, you make me feel brand new,
I sing this song 'cause you, make me feel brand new.
Today I saw somebody who looked just like you
She walked like you do, I thought it was you
As she turned the corner I called out your name
I felt so ashamed when it wasn't you, wasn't you
You are everything and everything is you
Ohh, you are everything and everything is you
Ohh, you are everything and everything is you
How can I forget when each face that I see
Brings back memories of being with you
I just can't go on living life as I do
Comparing each girl to you
Knowing they just won't do, they're not you
Main Entry: ru·ba·to
Pronunciation: rü-'bä-(")tO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -tos
Etymology: Italian, literally, robbed
: a fluctuation of tempo within a musical phrase often against a rhythmically steady accompaniment
legato
Function: adverb or adjective -- Etymology: Italian, literally, tied
: in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) -- used especially as a direction in music
ritardando
Function: adverb or adjective -- Etymology: Italian, from Latin retardandum, gerund of retardare to retard
: with a gradual slackening in tempo -- used as a direction in music
http://expet.gps.caltech.edu/~asimow/midi/BWV1031.html
(attributed to) J. S. Bach, Sonata for flute and keyboard obbligato in Eb major, BWV 1031
First movement, Allegro moderato (download)
Second movement, Siciliana (download)
Third movement, Allegro (download)
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Two-part Inventions no. 1 and no. 2, by Evgeni Kissin (MIDI score)
These Bach-like pieces were written by the famous young pianist Evgeni Kissin (b. 1971) at the age of 12, perhaps as a composition exercise. They are most probably unpublished, and I sequenced them by ear from a live CD recording of his early concerts in Moscow, where he played the Inventions as encores.
"Ich bin so lang nicht bei dir g'west.
Ruck her, ruck her, ruck her."
and:
"Kraut und Räben haben mich vertrieben,
hätt' mein' Mutter Fleisch gekocht,
so wär' ich länger blieben."
『長いこと君に会わなかったね』"Ich bin so lang nicht bei dir g'west. Ruck her, ruck her, ruck her."
and:
『キャベツとかぶらが私を追い出した』"Kraut und Räben haben mich vertrieben, hätt' mein' Mutter Fleisch gekocht, so wär' ich länger blieben."
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The Seventh Dragon: The Riddle of Equal Temperament (Hardcover)
by Anita T. Sullivan
Hardcover: 78 pages Publisher: Metamorphous Press (September 1986)
